Exhibiting or display device



Aug. 10, 1943. J SNEED I 2,326,179

7 EXHIBITING OR DISPLAY DEVICE Filed March 7, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug.10, 194-3. SNEED 2,326,179

EXHIBITING OR DISPLAY DEVICE Filed March 7, 1940 s Sheets-Sheet :5

Patented Aug. 10, 1943 OR DISPLAY DEVICE John Snood, Detroit, Mich,assig'norfb y mesne assignments, to Poster Machines Corporation,Detroit, Mich, a corporation of Michigan Application March 7, 1940.,Serial No. 322,779

V V 12 Claimsl This invention ,relates to exhibiting or display devicesand in particular to changeable exhibiting or displaying devices whereina plurality of exhibited or display objects are displayedin sequence,such objects including cards, pictures,

posters, signs-orthelike.

One object of this invention is to provide a changeable exhibiting ordisplaying device wherein a plurality of exhibited or display objectsare displayed in sequence, means being provided for positively movingeach object into the path of the conveying mechanism.

Another object is to provide a changeable exhibiting device whereinfeeding mechanism is driven in timed relationship with conveyingmechanism so that the exhibited objects are positively moved into thepath of the/conveyor mechanism sov as to be intercepted and conveyed atpredetermined intervals of time.

Another object is to provide a changeable exhibiting device forsequentiall displaying a plurality of exhibited objects, the exhibitedobjects having projections which are positivel urged by feedingmechanism into the paths of conveyors; 7 these projections being againengaged, after convey'ing has taken place, by an interceptingmechanism"which directs them into "guides along which they are again 'a'dvan'cedto the feeding and conveying mechanisme Another object is to provide achangeable ex hibiti'ng device, as set forth in the preceding ob-.l'ects, wherein the feeding and interceptingmechanism includes anelement which in one "direction of its motion advances an exhibitedobject to theconveying position, and in another direction of hibitingdevice adaptedrto seouentially display a plurality of exhibited objectsin the form bf c'ards, pictures, panels, signs, or the like, wherein thetop portions of the objects are engaged and conveyed by conveyors atpredetermined points of time and moved from the display position into astorage position, mechanism bein provided for separating the bottomparts of the exhibited o'bdriven in timed relationship. feedingmechanism which feeds the objects to the conveyors.

Another object is to provide a changeable exhibiting device as set forthinzthe preceding-"0b- -jects wherein the exhibited object, after beingcepter mechanism, to'be'ied to the conveyors again after the objectsahea-d'of it have been dis played it "Anotherobject is to provide achangeable exhibiting device, means being provided for moving aplurality of exhibited objects from a dis- Jects, this separatingmechanism bemg preterably 55 play position to a "storage position, 'eachobject having opposite sides *which i are "displayed in alternate cyclesof the device, one side being inverted relatively to the other side, theobjects being moved into thepaths of conveyors by mechanism driven inti-med relationship therewith, whereupon theobjects are conveyed fromthe display position into a storage position from which they'are againmoved into the path of the feeding mechanism for repeated'display, thefeeding mechanism being preferablyaotuated by cam elements so as tc'givca simple and silent operation as well as to positively hold the objectsin by enabling the objects to be more conveniently,

seen by persons below the device, aswell as facilitating theillnmination of the objects by illuminoting elements placed in thelowerpart of the device below the objects.

In the drawings: r Fig. 1 is a front elevation, partly section, alongthe irregularzlin'e l--I in Fig. 2, of a preierred'embodiment of achangeable exhibiting device according to the imrention, with thehousing removed and certain portions broken away to show themecham'smmore clearly: i

Fig. 2 is a. verticalseotion taken along the line 2 -2 in Fig. 1,.showing the parts in the feeding position wherein the'feeding mechanismhas advanced one of the exhibited objects into the path of the conveyor:

fig. 3' is 'n've'nti'cal section similar to Fig; 2, but showing the inthe intercepting posit-ion', wherein the exhibited object has beenconconveyor hooks.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section along the line fi6 in Fig. 2, showingdetails of the sup-porting I structure;

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section along the line 1---'! in Fig. 2, showingdetails of the mechanism at the lower ends of the-exhibited objects,such as the posters or signs being displayed;

Fig. 8 is an inclined section, taken along the line 8-43 in Fig. 3,showing details of the feeding 1 mechanism;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged cross-section through the end of one of theexhibited objects showing one way of attaching the card,,sign, picture,poster,

I or the like, tothe'rod which'passes along-the end of the object; and'..'Fig; 10 is a vertical section taken along the line |0--|8 in Fig. 1andlshowingdetails of the cam for operating, the'feeding mechanism.

General arrangement In general, the changeable exhibiting or displayvdevice of the inventioncons-ists of a housing having a pair of endlessconveyors with hooks thereon adapted topick up and convey theprojecting. ends of exhibited obj ects, such as posters, pictures,signs, orthe like. 'When thus picked up at the display position, thepostersor signs areconveyed over suitable guide rollers to a storageposition at the back of the housing, 7

Before the posters or signs "reach the storage position, however, theyare permitted to drop a short distance, preferably by gravity,'so thatthey fall out of engagement with the conveyor hooks. Uponbeing thusreleased from the conveyors, the poster, sign, orthe like, isintercepted by suitable mechanism anddirected into an inclined guidealong which it moves towardthe display position. When the exhibitedobject, such as a poster, V nears-the end of the inclinedguide, it isengaged .by a feeder which feeds it into the path of the Here it remainsforthe display period and in the display position until the conveyorhooks arrive opposite the projections at .the endsof the poster. Whenthis occurs, the poster or sign is again conveyed by the conveyor fromthe display position to the storage position and the foregoing cycle isrepeated.

Each exhibited o iect is inthe form of a sheet or panel and is providedwith pictures, signs or .thelike, on its opposite sides, one beinginverted relatively to the .other. Thus in the changeable exhibiting ofthis invention, the device will display twice as many signs or picturesas there are sheets or panels in the device.

The opposite ends of the panels or sheets are provided with transverserods, the ends of which project so as to provide engagement between at atime, namely, the object which has reached the display position. Thisarrangement prevents the jamming or chafing of the various panels orsheets, thereby protecting their surfaces as well as preventing abreakdown of the device. The signs or posters, while in the displayposition, are tilted relatively to'the vertical so as to be clearlyvisible. to persons viewing them from beneath,as well as toprovideconvenient means for illuminating the posters or signs by sourcesof illumination placed in the bottom part of the housing. The housingitself may thus be made very compact because the storage space isimmediately behind the display position and each poster or sign is movedover the top of the mechanism from one position to the other.

Driving and conveying mechanism Referring to the drawings in details,Figs. l to 3 show the driving and conveying mechanism and the supportingstructuretherefor. -The device is supported upon a base l9 h-aving aback H, a removable top l2,,front l3,and sides It .being shown by chainlines, In Figs. 1, 2 and 3,

these are'removed for the purpose of more clear ly showing the mechanismnormally enclosed therein. The front I3 is provided with inwardlydirected portions I5 and it leading to a display aperture l'i throughwhich the exhibited objects, such as posters or signs, are viewed'bypersons in front of the machine. The portion i5 is preferably removed inthe event the device is illuminated byartificial light, and electriclights are placed in thelower part of the housing, together withsuitable reflectors. V

The changeable exhibiting device of the invention is supportedby aframework consisting of lower side plates I8 mounted on the base l0 andinterconnected by horizontal angle members i9, the latter being securedto the former as at 2e. Secured to and rising from the side plates l8are the oppositely facing front and rear angle uprights 25 and 22,respectively. Midway of their heights the uprightsv 2i and 22 areinterconnected by the bent strips 23 (Figs. 2 and 6) which in turn carrythe supports 24 to which are secured the upright guides 25 for the endsof the posters or signs being exhibited. The upper ends of the uprights2i and 22 are secured to and interconnected by the upper side plates 2'5(Figs. 2 and 3) which serve to support the feeding, guiding andconveying mechanism as described below. The upper side platesv 26 areinterconnected by the horizontal angle members 27 secured thereto as at28.

Mounted on the base It (Fig. 1) is a driving motor 243 having a shaft 31carrying a pulley 32. The pulley 32 drives a pulley 33 upon the inputshaft 34 of a reduction gear box 35 by means of a belt 36. The reductiongear box 35 preferably contains a worm 35 driving a worm gear 3'!mounted upon a sprocket shaft 38 which is rotatably supported at itsopposite ends in the lower side plates la. The mechanism at the oppositeends of the machine is substantially duplicated and bears correspondingreference numerals, hence it will be suflicient to describe andillustrate one end only of the machine shown in Figs. 4 to 10. Mountedon the sprocket shaft 38 and secured thereto are lower sprockets 39(Figs. 1 and 7) The-sprocket shafts also pass through the brackets 49which are secured at ii to the lower side plates i3 and support thelower ends of the upright guides 25. The sprockets 39 carry sprocketchains e2 which mesh with the upper sprockets named on the stub shatterstFigs.

1 and 4) i The sprockets time drivirigly' secured to the shaft M by-thepins 'lfi. The 4 are rotatabliy supported the bearings 66 mounted iiitl'i 1.1151591 sidep'lttes 26 (Fig.i)x

Loosely mounted for free rotatiomupoi the inwardly racing ends of tnshafts 44 are discs ll constituting the opposite ends of a guideroller48'. The latter is referably constructed of light weight material andserves to-slippert the posters or names they arecarried over the top ofthe mechanism from the display position to the storage position. Theshaft M also passes through the uppereud of a plate-likernember taw'nicn constitutes tneupper portion of the guides 25, the lower portion50 being mounted" on" the bracket to iii the manner previously described. i

Mounteacn triesproeket chains" 42 are the upper and lower conveyor hooks5| and 52, res ectively (Figs. 5 and?) These conveyor hooks 51' arid 52are spaced apart by approximatel the vertical dimension of the sign orposter being exhibited and their inner ends pass along paths extendinglongitudinally and vertically within the angle portion of the uprightguides 25.- The posters, signsor the like; are provided-with trans verserods 53, theendsof which project into the sheetsof the conveyorhooks5|and 52 seats to be'e'ng'aged thereby; The exhibited object, generauydesignated 54 (Fig. 9 ),-preferab1y consists of a heet securely clamped,in any suitable way", between the members 55 which encircle the rods 53.

Secured to the outer ends of the upper sprocket shafts M, asat 51; arepinning-5M a s n 10) which mesh 'withthe internal ring gears 5Q securedas at to the pains Bl? cam 6| is I mounted upon athreadedhub 62 by meansof a nut es and is freely rotatable upon a fixed shaft 64 having a headSS by which it is mounted in the aperture 66 of the upper side plate 26. A

nut 67, threaded upon the shaft 64, serves'to retain the latter inposition. The cainhub 62 is itself retained in position by the retainingbolt 53 threaded into the outer end of the 'fixed shaft 64. V U I QFeeding, guiding and intercepting mechanism The mechanism for" feedingthe various signs, posters or other exhibited objects, to the conveyorsis operated in timed relationship with the cams 6!. To this end, theearns 61' are engaged by cam rollers Ill 'rotatably niounted upon pinsii on arms 1'2 (FigsB and 10); The latter are secured as at fliito theshafts 14 whichin turn are pivotallysupported in the bearings -15 and'55 inserted apertures 1'! and {iii in the membersfiii andzfljrespectively. Tubular, spacing ele cut it encircles the shaft Mbetween the hearings l5 and '15.:

Secured, as at 80, to'the opposite end of the arm 1?. from the roller12)," is a coilfslpring 8| (Fig. 8) which in turn is secured as at 82 toone of the uprights 21 (Fig. 2). This spring 8| constantly urges theroller It into engagement with tracted position;

the opposite end or which passes through the aperture 89 in the sideplate 26 (Fig. 5) and Which-is secure'dthereto by the nut 90 threadedupon the outer-end thereof. The arm 83 and the corresponding arm of thebell crank 81 are of substantially equal length between their pivots arealso substantially parallel so that the feeder 85 moves to and fro whenthe cam roller it? rises and falls under the influenceof the cam 65. Theouter end of the feeder 85 is provided with a notch 9| into which theends of the rods 53 are adapted to drop.

A lined detentSZ (Fig. 2) secured by the screws so to the upper sideplate 26 serves to permit only one rocl 53 to drop into the notch 9! ata given time; A slot 94 in the fixed detent e2 permits the verticaladjustment of the latter.

The opposite end of the feeder 85 is bent upwaruly to form anintercepting portion 95 which moves into the path of the conveyor chain42 toward the back H when the feeder 55 is in its retracted position.The intercepting portion 35. as hereinafter explained, serves to engagerod 53 which has passed over the top of the guide roller is and directsit upon an inclined guideway 96 (Figs. 2 and 5) seeuredto the member 49.

' The rods 53 move down this inclined guideway toward the fixed detent92, under the influence of gravity, and the-foremost rodEiS drops intothe notch 9| when the feeder 85 is in its re- The lower arm of the bellcrank S! is provided with a'pivot pin 9'! "carrying' a downwardlydirected separator rod, the

lower end of which is pointed as at 99. This rod 7 so is guided by themember let (Fig.2) secured. to the upright guide-25 (Fig. i). Thisseparator rod serves to separate the foremost lower rod 53 from theremaining rods while they are suspended within the apparatus. tions theseparator rod 98 is operated in timed relationship with t'hereciprocation of the feeder 85.

The lower part of the apparatus contains lower guides lEll, one on eachside, and secured as at It?! to each lower side plate l8. These guidesit! serve to guide the lower rods 530i the posters or signs 54 as thelatter are conveyed upwardly by the conveyor hooks 5!; It will'be seenfrom Fig. 2 that when the posters or signs 54 are in either a display ora storage position, their planes are inclined to the vertical. Thus, thepull of gravity upon the lower rods 53 causes the foremost of these tobe urged against the guides lfll while the upper rod 53 is beingconveyed upwardly by the upper conveyor hook 5|. The distance betweentheloottorns of the curved portions of the conveyor hooks 5| and 52 issomewhat less than the length of each posteror sign to move forwardly(Fig. 3) out of the way of the conveyor hock 5:! as the conveyor hook 52moves over the top. of the apparatus. The

slightly shorter separations of the conveyor hooks 5i and 52 than thelength between the upper and lower rods 53, causes the poster to Bythese connecdrop under the force of gravity by an amount equal to thediiference between these two distances so that the lowermost rod 53,which has heretofore been below the curved portion of the conveyor hookv52, now drops into this'curved portion while the upper rod 53, which hasnow become the lower rod, drops out of the corresponding curvedportionof the conveyor hook and slides around the corner IE3 out of theway of the downwardly traveling conveyor hook 5|. Apair of lowerrearward guides Hi5, secured as at H to the rearward uprights 22, serveto fend the lower rods 53 forwardly in the event that they should tendto start swinging, pendulum-like, as they move downwardly.

From Figs. 4 and '7, it Will be seen that the upper and lower sprockets4,3 and 49 are of different diameters. In order to cause the conveyorchain hooks El and 52 to clear the rearmost lower rod 53 (Fig. 3), thereare provided idler sprockets Ill! mounted on studs H38. The studs I98are mounted in blocks Hi9 (Fig. '7) and secured thereto by the nuts IDthreaded upon the outer ends thereof. The blocks It!) are slid- V ableverticallyin slots in the lower side plates secured, as by the screw lll(Fig. '7-) The outer ended the rods 53 are rounded as at H3 so asto'permit them to engage the guide structure 25 with the leastfriction.

' Operation The operation of the device has already been explained, inpart, in connection with the description of the construction thereof.The device is prepared for operation by placing a plurality of signs,posters or pictures 54, generally called the exhibited objects, upon theinclined guideways 98 with the upper rods 53 resting upon theseguideways. The lower rods 53 hang suspended freely from the sheetportions with the foremost lower rod 53 in contact with the inclinedlower guides IN. The conveyor chains are adjusted upon their sprocketsand the cams 6| correspondingly adjusted so that the oscillation of thefeeder will take place in proper timed relationship with the motion ofthe conveyor hooks 5| and 52.

' The machine is then started in operation by energizing the motor 30,rotating the conveyor sprocket shaft 38 and the conveyor sprockets 39.As the conveyor hooks 5| move upwardly, the large diameter portion ofthe cam 6| engages the cam roller 10 and swings the arm 12 downwardly,rotating the'shaft l4 and the arm 83 forwardly. This reciprocates thetwo feeders 85 ina forward direction and advances the foremost upper rod53 of the foremost poster or sign 54 into the paths of theuppermostconveyor hooks 5|. The position of the parts at this portion ofthe cycle of operation is shown in Fig. 2.

The falling upper rods 53 are prevented from .moving forward by thefixed detent 92. The eX- hibited object 54, such as a sign, poster orpicture, remains in this forward or display position while the camroller 10 rides upon the large diameter portion of the cam 6| (Fig. 10).

Each adjusting screw H2 has a Meanwhile, the conveyor hooks 5| havemoved upwardly to positions on the same level as the feeders 85 andpickup the ends of the upper foremost rod 53. As the conveyor hooks 51move upwardly around the upper sprockets 43, they pull the foremostposter or sign 54 over the freely rotatable roller 48 and down .upon therearward side of the machine. As the lower rod 53 of the foremost posteror signv 54 passes over the top of the roller 48, the weight of the signor poster 54 and of the other rod 53 which has now become the lower rod,causes the poster to drop downwardly a short distance so that theleading rod 53 drops out of theconveyor hook 5| and moves around thecorner E83 (Fig. 3), while the trailing rod 53 moves into the curvedportion of the conveyor hook 52. The parts are now in the positionsshown in Fig. 3. The leading rod 53 thus moves out of the paths of theconveyor hooks 5| and moves-downwardly.

Meanwhile, the cam 6| has been rotating so that the roller 16 arrives atthe fiat spot thereon (Fig. 10) and, accordingly, swings the arms '52and 83 (Figs. 3, 5 and 8) upwardly and rearwardly. This actionreciprocates the feeder 85 rearwardly into the position shown in Fig. 3.The intercepting portions are thereby moved rearwardly into the paths ofthe ends of the trailing rod 53. When the conveyor books 52 arrive onthe same level as the intercepting portions 95, the latter engage theends of the rods 53 and remove them from the conveyor hooks 52. As thelatter continue to move downwardly, the rod 53 is guided onto theinclined guideways 95 as shown in Fig. 3.

Inthe meantime, the bell cranks 8'! have been reciprocated so as toraise theseparator rods 98, thereby permitting another lower rod 53 tomove forwardly into engagement with the guides llll. The rearwardreciprocation of the feeders 85 also has brought the notches 9| thereofinto the positions shown in Fig. 3,-back of the fixed detent 92. Theends of the foremost rod 53 may then drop into the notches 9| ready tobe moved forward upon the next reciprocation of the feeder 85.

While a specific embodiment of the invention has been described andillustrated, it will be understood that various modifications may bemade within the scope of the appended claims lifithollll departing fromthe spirit of the inven- What I claim is:

1. An exhibiting or display device comprising a plurality of displayobjects, conveying means engageable with said display objects forconveying the same from a display position to a storage position,feeding means for feeding one edge of each of said display objects fromsaid storage position into engageability with said conveying means,means for operating said feeding means in timed relationship with saidconveying means, and means associated with said feeding means forselectively separating and releasing an opposite edge of the displayobject being fed from other display objects in said storage position,said separating means being intermittently interposed between thedisplay object being fed and the other display objects whereby to permitonly the foremost display object to be feel while holding back the otherdisplay objects.

2. An exhibiting or display device comprising a plurality of displayobjects, conveying means engageable with said display objects forconveying the same from a display position to a storage position feedingmeans for feeding the upper portion of each of. said display objectsfrom said storage position into engageability with said veying means,means foroperating s "d feeding means in timedrelationship with said taretin meanaand means operatively connected tqsard feeding means and;operable in timedrelationship therewith for selectively separating andrelea ing thelower portion ofthe display object being fed from otherdisplay objects in said storage position, said separating meansbeihintermittently interposed between the d isplay object being fed andgtheother disla obje whereb to permit only the foremost display object to befed while'holding pad; th the! display objects. r H

3. An exhibitingor display devicecoinpiising a plurality of displayobjects, an endless conveyor engageable with said display object iorcomicsing the same from a displayposition toastorage position, feedingmeans for feeding the ,upper portion of a of said splay. objectsfrom'said storage position into engageability withsaid conveying means,spaced upper and lowercarriers secured to said conveyor forreleasablyholding the upper and lower portionsof said display ob,-

jects on said conveyor, andineansfor operating said feeding means in"timed relationship with said conveying means, the upper portionlof saiddisplay object in th display positionbeing held in aforwardly inclined.position'relatively to the lower portion, whereby the lower, portionswin g into engagement with the lower carrier response to the force ofgravity.

l. An exhibiting or displaydevice comprising a plurality of displayobjects,.an endless conveyor having means engageable with said displayobjects for conveying said display objects from a display location to astorage location, guiding means extending from said storage locationtoward said display location, a feeder arrangedto feed said displayobjects from said guiding means to said conveyor, and a rotary camoperatively connected to said feeder andactuated in timed cation nearthe front of the device upwardly to a storage location nearer the rearof the device, guiding means for said display objects extending fromsaid storage location toward said display location, a feeder arranged tofeed said display objects from said guiding means to said conveyor,means for operating said feeder in timed relationship with saidconveyor, and an interdisplay location, a, feeder'airanged .to iceceptor connected to and projecting rearwardly cation near the front ofthe device upwardly to a able therewith into thefpath offifthe rjea ryvjects'fromsaid rearward section 'ofjsa or and depositing the same on sad g ding means. l

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storage location nearer the rear of th device, guiding means forsaid'disfplay obj from said storagelocatid beacon, a horizontal ranged,to feed said displa. j guiding means to said conveyor, crating saidfeeder i in timed reigns said'conveyor, and an intercepter'pio wardlyand rearwardlyfrom'said'ieeder .tion of the conveyor for remov gsaidchsp "7; An exhibiting or display devicecprnpzjising plurality ofdisplayobjects, an endless j,qonv cayo,r, having means engageable .withsaid aspnynb- ,jectsifor conveying said display 'objectsffrQin 1adisplay location to a storaseioca display objects from'said penceay tosaid 1 .yeyor, said feeder having a i ecessfor receivingia portion of adisplay object, means for operating said feeder in timed relaticnship'vith said conveyor,' and a stationary detentfladjacent said feeder andguideway and defining with said re cess a space capableof'receivingonly'onc of said display object portions at onetime in thereceiving position thereof mini tr tion of receiving the same in otherpositions of saidfeederwh'ereby to pass oneo-nly ofsaiddisplay.objectsatjatime from said guideway'gto said 'ffeeder wherebto pass onelonly of .said,disp1ay ob ects a time Qsaid feeder andlthenceto said conveyor. l nxhib ti s p disn ayderic g i nrisinsja plurality ofdisplayobject's, an endless conveyor having an upwardly movable frontsection and a downwardly movable rear section, means engageable withsaid display objects for conveying said display objects from a displaylocation near the front of the device to a storagelocation nearer therear thereof, guiding means for said display objects extending from saidstorage location toward said display location, a feeder arranged to feedsaid display objects from said guiding means to said conveyor, and meansfor operating said feeder in timed relationship with said conveyor, saiddisplay object engaging means including projecting display objectcarriers secured to said conveyor in spaced relationship along saidconveyor at separations less than the corresponding dimensions of thedisplay object conveyed thereby whereby to permit the display object todrop by gravity from one projecting carrierto the other as the displayobject passes over the top of the device while being conveyed.

9. An exhibiting or display device comprising a plurality of displayobjects, an endless conveyor having an upwardly movable front sectionand a downwardly movable rear section, means engageable with saiddisplay objects for conveying said display objects from a displaylocation near the front of said device to a storage location nearer therear thereof, guiding means for said display objects extending from saidstorage location toward said display location, a feeder arranged to feedsaid display objects from said guiding means to said conveyor, and meansfor operating said feeder in timed relationship with said conveyor,said. display object engaging means including a pair ofoppositely-directed projecting hooked members secured to said conveyorin spaced rela: tionship along said conveyor, said projecting 6 hookedmembers beingspa'cedapa'rt a distance less than the correspondingdimension of the display object conveyed thereby whereby to permit thedisplay object ,to, drop by gravity from one projecting hooked member tothe" other as the display'object passes over the top of the device so asto, release the display object from engagement with said other hookedmember.

10. An exhibiting or display device comprising a plurality of displayobjects, an endless conveyor having an upwardlymovable front section anda downwardly movable rear section, spaced display object carriersthereon engageable with said display objects for conveying each displayobjec from a display location near the front of the de- "vice, around toa storage location nearer the rear thereof, display object guiding meansextending from said storage location toward said display location, ahorizontally reciprocable feeder arranged to receive and feed onedisplay object at a time from said guidingrmeans to said conveyor andhaving a display object engaging portion movable from a loading positionadjacent the forward end of said guiding means to an unloading positionadjacent the path of said carriers display objects for conveying eachdisplay object from a display location near the front of the devicearound to a storage location nearer the rear thereof, display objectguiding means extending from said storage location toward said displaylocation, a reciprocable feeder arranged to receive and feed one displayobject at a time from said guiding means to said conveyor, and feederoperating mechanism connected in timed relationship with said conveyor,said feeder having a display object interceptor at the rearward portionthereof and movable therewith to intercept and transfer the conveyeddisplay object from the rearward section of said conveyor to saidguiding means in response to the retraction stroke of said feeder; v r

12. An exhibiting or display device comprising a plurality of displayobjects, an endless conveyor having an upwardly movable front sectionand a downwardly movable rear section, spaced display object carriersthereon engageable with said display objects for conveying each displayobject from a display location near the front of the device around to astorage location nearer the rear thereof, spaced upper and lower displayobject guiding-means extending from said storage location toward saiddisplay location, a reciprocable feeder arranged to receive and feed onedisplay object 'at a time from said upper guiding means to'saidconveyor, feederoperating mechanism connected to said feeder andoperable in timedrelationship with said conveyor, and a dis play objectseparator operably connected to said feeder and interposable in responseto the motion of said feeder between the lower portion of the

